a rapier

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rapier
Cutting smarts or keen wit

John is very quick on his feet during interviews by using his rapier responses.

rapier
Extremely sharp

That knife is very rapier.

rapier
{i} type of narrow-bladed sword used in the 18th century; type of double-edged sword used in the 16th and 17th centuries
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If you say that someone has a rapier wit, you mean that they are very intelligent and quick at making clever comments or jokes in a conversation. Julie Burchill is famous for her precocity and rapier wit. a long thin sword with two sharp edges (rapière)
rapier
a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
rapier
a long, double-edged thrusting sword popular in the 16th- 17th centuries
rapier
A rapier is a very thin sword with a long sharp point
rapier
A slender, straight, sharply pointed sword (double-edged, single-edged or edgeless)
rapier
A long, double-edged thrusting sword popular in the 16th-17th centuries
rapier
A civilian sword with a relatively long, lean blade to favor thrusting Especially 16th and 17th centuries
rapier
Also called "duello" or "fencing " These are the weapons used by the Three Musketeers and Sir Walter Raleigh: epees, foils, sabers, schlagers; face masks and gorgets; and doublets or fencing tunics See The Art of Defence, or contact the rapier marshal for more information
rapier
{s} extremely sharp, very keen; that describes a statement or sense of humour which is extremely shrewd and amusing
rapier
A straight sword, with a narrow and finely pointed blade, used only for thrusting
rapier
Long thrusting sword developed in Italy in the 1480's Originally used for both cut and thrust, the rapier became a weapon primarily used for thrusting Over one hundred variations were developed
a rapier

    Hyphenation

    a ra·pi·er

    Turkish pronunciation

    ı reypiır

    Pronunciation

    /ə ˈrāpēər/ /ə ˈreɪpiːɜr/
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